Ever heard of a fish that can climb trees? Sounds like something out of a tall tale, right? But nope—this one’s 100% real. Say hello to the climbing perch (scientific name: Anabas testudineus), a ...

Shellear fish have certain anatomical traits making it possible for them to climb as well as swim. (Pacifique Kiwele Mutambala) Seventeen years ago, Auguste Chocha Manda, a researcher at the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

For over half a century, people in Central Africa have told tales of the fish seen climbing waterfalls, but these claims have never been officially confirmed. Now, these fish have finally been caught ...

Fish are known for their swimming skills. It seems absurd to think of fish functioning outside their aquatic environment, given how they effortlessly glide through water using their fins. This may be ...

The goby fish, particularly species like Sicyopterus stimpsoni, is one of nature’s most remarkable climbers. In fast-flowing rivers and steep tropical regions, some species of fish achieve an ...

Seventeen years ago, Auguste Chocha Manda, a researcher at the Université de Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, traveled to the Luvilombo waterfall in the south of the country where he ...